August 15, 2010. After claiming victory at the previous NASCAR Canadian
Tire series event DJ Kennington, driver of the #17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra
Tractors/Hitachi Tools Dodge was looking to continue his strong season
in round number eight at the Grand Prix of Trois Rivieres in Quebec
this past weekend. When the race concluded Kennington had picked up his
seventh top-ten finish in eight series races.

It was a routine practice session for the #17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra
Tractors/Hitachi Tools Dodge team as they ran just enough laps to ensure
the car was performing at peak performance. The qualifying session would
be quite another story.

As DJ Kennington was getting the #17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra
Tractors/Hitachi Tools Dodge up to speed for a qualifying lap he entered
turn one and the car began to slide wide. Kennington was correcting
the slide when the car reached a concrete portion of the race track
and contacted the outside wall causing significant damage. "I made a
big mistake and pushed it too hard" said Kennington. "I wanted to get
everything I could out of that lap and I couldn't correct it before we
hit the concrete and we were into the wall pretty hard" he added.

The #17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors/Hitachi Tools Dodge team assessed
the damage and began repairs immediately. As the garage opened on Sunday
morning the team hustled to complete the job and make sure the car was
ready to race. "These guys worked their tails off to get the car fixed
and get through technical inspection" praised Kennington.

When the green flag waved Kennington began the race from the seventh
position and immediately began to move the #17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra
Tractors/Hitachi Tools Dodge forward. "Not only did the guys complete
the repairs, they fixed it right. The car was really good right from the
beginning" said the driver.

Knowing he had a strong car Kennington proceeded through the event with
some caution. "The guys up front were pushing each other pretty hard"
said DJ. "You could see they were bumping around so I maintained my
position and stayed close to take advantage if anything happened further
up".

On at two separate occasions Kennington was able to gain position in the
#17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors/Hitachi Tools Dodge and move closer
to the front of the field. With laps winding down and a green, white
checker finish ahead the plan remained the same.

In the final two laps Kennington would again be the beneficiary of other
competitor's actions. "We managed to get another spot right at the end
and to come out of this weekend with a fourth place finish in the #17
Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors/Hitachi Tools Dodge is great" said the
driver. "This finish was a real team effort and I really have to thank
my guys" he said.

The series resumes action this coming Saturday night August 21st at
Mosport Speedway near Bowmanville, Ontario.